. >> in california, california veterans erecting a war memorial cross in the mojave desert. after a lengthy legal battle it was reinstalled and dedicated yesterday. that has been a long battle. that is your 5@5:00. >>> it is time for your first degree weather update maria molina. how is it looking? >> good morning everyone. we have a strong cold front we are tracking today. we have been tracking it over the weekend because this is a significant and pretty strong storm system that has a lot of snow with it and also severe weather associated with it t. it is 20 degrees in minneapolis. only 13 in rapid city. 23 in denver. that air is going to spread eastward the next couple days. it will be very persistent. 71 in new orleans and 62 doeges in cleave rand. cold day in minneapolis 20 degrees. temperatures making it into the 70s in atlanta. showers and thunderstorms rolling on through. some of that rain will be ending on the backside of this system but not looking at any significant accumulations. >> maria thank you so much. 50 years not 30 since the vietnam war. >>> stories you ca